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Opinions and EditorialsSolving America's Health Care Crisis For years we’ve been told the answer to the health care crisis rests solely with the private sector. ADA President, Representative Jim McDermott (D-WA), says the government can do better....and has the facts to prove it. Should Senate approve Employee Free Choice Act? YES: Helping workers unionize provides big boost for middle-class Renewed Energy The pundits and politicos predict a Democratic tidal wave for the fall elections with at least the House of Representatives controlled by Democrats for the next two years. House Democrats already have a long list of priorities on which they plan to act. Raising the federal minimum wage, changing course in Iraq, and lowering the cost of higher education are but a few. Energy independence is another item on the list and Democrats need to address this immediately. Energy policy needs to be redirected, without delay. Supreme Lack of Judgement Hidden amongst all the very important issues swirling around President Bush's nomination of Judge Samuel A. Alito, Jr. to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court is one issue that is so fundamental it should have deep-sixed this nomination before it ever saw the light of day. |